They either need to get rid of Dunn, Viciedo, or De Aza or start either Abreu or Davidson in AAA because there's no way you can go into a season with a bench as thin and inflexible as that.

We lose a roster spot because of the platoon at DH.
They'll probably need to find a way to keep L Garcia up, because he's the only backup SS we have and he can play OF.
That said, I'd rather him play AAA this year, and see if he can learn to hit a little and become a replacement for Alexei until Anderson is ready. His hitting was tolerable at the various minor league levels.
Maybe this guy Elmore can play SS though.
And Jordan Danks is fine for the D Wise position on the roster...there just isn't room.

Seemed to me from some of the comments that Hahn made after the trade that Davidson was likely to start at AAA unless he really proved he was fully ready this spring. And of course that's subject to other moves as well.

We lose a roster spot because of the platoon at DH.
They'll probably need to find a way to keep L Garcia up, because he's the only backup SS we have and he can play OF.
That said, I'd rather him play AAA this year, and see if he can learn to hit a little and become a replacement for Alexei until Anderson is ready. His hitting was tolerable at the various minor league levels.
Maybe this guy Elmore can play SS though.
And Jordan Danks is fine for the D Wise position on the roster...there just isn't room.

Seemed to me from some of the comments that Hahn made after the trade that Davidson was likely to start at AAA unless he really proved he was fully ready this spring. And of course that's subject to other moves as well.

I think that's going to happen, seems like it would make sense to get Davidson some more season in AAA and not lose Gillaspie unless Matt has an absolute monster Spring. I also got a feeling Abreu will be starting the year in AAA and the Sox will just work their asses off trying to unload Dunn, so let's hope he starts the year hot and makes life easier for everyone.

They either need to get rid of Dunn, Viciedo, or De Aza or start either Abreu or Davidson in AAA because there's no way you can go into a season with a bench as thin and inflexible as that.

I suspect that Davidson is likely going to start the year in AAA but I also think that De Aza will likely be dealt. I am not sure what we can get for him but he should be somewhat attractive to other teams.

Is there a brutally over-priced veteran middle infielder that we can bring to the club in exchange for Dunn?

Is Orlando Hudson still on a major league roster?

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I think that's going to happen, seems like it would make sense to get Davidson some more season in AAA and not lose Gillaspie unless Matt has an absolute monster Spring. I also got a feeling Abreu will be starting the year in AAA and the Sox will just work their asses off trying to unload Dunn, so let's hope he starts the year hot and makes life easier for everyone.

If Abreu starts the season in AAA, I'll eat my hat. The Sox aren't going to send a 26 year old making something like $25MM this year (bonus included) to AAA.

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I'm not counting this homerun or his 3 RBI from today's game because of the game situation. I'm not counting his pinch hit solo homerun in a blowout win in Colorado. In my book, Crede has 2 less home runs than his statistics show, 4 less RBI, and one less walk (the one where he pinch hit for Uribe after coming in with a 3-0 count and taking one pitch).

I would guess theyre more likely to eat Keppinger's salary and have Garcia be a super sub. He can play everything but C and 1st. ADA won't be on the team either.

ADA is the 4th outfielder currently, so swapping him doesn't really change the dynamics of the roster, you just replace his name with Jordan Danks then. Unless you actually think the Sox are going into next season with 1 guy serving as their primary IF and OF sub.

ADA is the 4th outfielder currently, so swapping him doesn't really change the dynamics of the roster, you just replace his name with Jordan Danks then. Unless you actually think the Sox are going into next season with 1 guy serving as their primary IF and OF sub.

I could see them going only Garcia to back up all 3 OF's, or dumping Dunn. I don't know how they'll pull it off, but Abreu will not start in AAA.

That Konerko signing just blows my mind. The ripple effect it's going to have on the roster is pretty bad.